Excelsior Mayor Mark Gaylord

Our Speaker on 5/21 was the present mayor of Excelsior, Mark Gaylord. Because of his recent election, he just introduced himself, and then turned the session over for questions. And, let me say that there were a number of questions.

Two issues of great interest to the club members were the hotel project and the grocery store issue. The mayor said that the hotel project is still on track, and the city has a final review as the next step in the process. The grocery store issue is still in the air, and a write-in campaign to show civic interest in the store might help sway the reluctant grocery company into committing to the location.

Other issues brought up included the condition of the roads (patching is planned this spring, but repaving will wait until a major sewer line job next summer), building a parking ramp, and the new set-up for the farmers? market.